SSAU delegation's visit to Germany and the Czech Republic

Delegation from FSBEU IN Saratov State Agrarian University including the rector of the University N.I. Kuznetsov, director of the Institute of International Educational Programs G.N. Kamyshova and the Dean deputy for academic affairs of the Faculty of Economics and Management I.N. Merkulova together with 12 partner institutions from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstanditation took part in the international accreditation of the international Master's course in "Agricultural Management (IMA)» at the University of Applied Sciences "Weihenstephan-Trizdorf" ( Germany) taking place from 25-th to 27-th of April, 2016.

The audit was conducted by the Agency for accreditation, certification and quality control (ACQUIN). The expert group consisted of 7 people, which included eminent professors, representatives of the international agricultural practices, as well as students participating in the partnership schools. Course program and teaching materials, the level of training, course availability (in terms of the allotted time and professional aspects), general framework conditions, teaching staff, as well as technical equipment and financial policy support passed the check.

International Master Course "Agricultural Management" has been observed repeatedly and was awarded the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD Prize and the Association of German Science Prize. It hit the top ten international training programs among German universities. The course curriculum is always in the innovation movement: using the most modern methods and tools training online can become "interactive and freely accessible around the world."

From 28th to 30th, April 2016 SSAU delegation visited the Czech University of Natural Sciences (Prague, Czech Republic), where it familiarized itself with educational programs, training and research activities of ChUEN. The talks resulted in an agreement on cooperation between SSAU and ChUEN.